The Labour Law and Regulatory Affairs Cell of the Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF), with technical assistance from the International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for Bangladesh, organized a two-day training workshop titled “Enhancing Workplace Compliance: Departmental Enquiry and Grievance Handling” on 31 October–1 November 2026 at the MCCI Conference Hall in Motijheel, Dhaka.

Supported under the Team Europe Initiative on Decent Work in Bangladesh, the training workshop focused on occupational health and safety (OHS), including workplace risks and hazards, the importance of OHS compliance, the consequences of non-compliance, and preventive measures to ensure a safe and healthy working environment. The training also covered workplace misconduct under the Bangladesh Labour Act (BLA), procedures for conducting departmental enquiries, and grievance-handling mechanisms under the BLA and through the Labour Court.

BEF Additional Secretary-General Mr. Md. Saidul Islam delivered the welcome remarks at the workshop, while Mr. Mahfuzur Rahman Bhuiyan, Labour and Workplace Relations Adviser, BEF, facilitated sessions on OHS, focusing on the identification of potential workplace risks and hazards and the implementation of preventive measures to promote a safe and healthy working environment. Meanwhile, Mr. Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Assistant Secretary-General (Legal Affairs) of BEF, conducted sessions on workplace misconduct, procedures for conducting departmental enquiries under the BLA, and grievance-handling mechanisms under the BLA and through the Labour Court.

During the concluding session, BEF Additional Secretary-General Mr. Md. Saidul Islam highlighted the key takeaways from the training and outlined the way forward.

A total of 31 participants, including professionals from human resources, administration, compliance, and legal departments of BEF member organizations, attended the training workshop.